fx8320 or 6300

[matthan1]

Im building a new gaming pc and cant decide on which processor to get. On a bundle deal with a motherboard the 8320 will cost me about $30 more than the fx6300 bundle. Will I be getting my moneys worth with the extra $30 spent on the 8320? Thanks for the help in advance.

[lx_srs]

Im building a new gaming pc and cant decide on which processor to get. On a bundle deal with a motherboard the 8320 will cost me about $30 more than the fx6300 bundle. Will I be getting my moneys worth with the extra $30 spent on the 8320? Thanks for the help in advance.

Yes. Absolutely.

[QueenDemetria]

Im building a new gaming pc and cant decide on which processor to get. On a bundle deal with a motherboard the 8320 will cost me about $30 more than the fx6300 bundle. Will I be getting my moneys worth with the extra $30 spent on the 8320? Thanks for the help in advance.

For $30 extra get the 8320. It performs much better. Depending on the GPU you might want to go with Intel though(like i5 something).

[FuzzyYellow]

What is the total budget for your build? I generally dont recommend amd fx CPUs because if their lackluster performance. Intel is generally better for gaming. What is the intended use for the rig?

[DeViLzzz]

http://www.cpu-world.com/Compare/301/AMD_FX-Series_FX-6300_vs_AMD_FX-Series_FX-8320.html

Interesting comparison.  Also with the AMD FX 6300 if you want more from it you can overclock it.  I understand you can do that with the AMD FX 8320 too but whatever.

http://www.anandtech.com/show/6396/the-vishera-review-amd-fx8350-fx8320-fx6300-and-fx4300-tested/2

In this chart the AMD FX 6300 peforms well vs the AMD FX 8320.


If $30 means a whole lot to you then just get the AMD FX 6300.  It performs very well and is easy to overclock.  There is an AMD FX Overclocking Guide right on LTT that someone made that was very helpful and allowed me to easily overclock my son's AMD FX 6300 to 4.5 GHz.  I will be going for more but really haven't needed to.

Now let me say in both links I provided there are situations where the AMD FX 8320 outperformed the AMD FX 6300 and would save you time doing certain things but are you going to be doing those things?  Look at the charts yourself and see if it is worthwhile.  Also like I said you can overclock the AMD FX 6300 and you will get it to the point where it performs the same or better as the AMD FX 8320 stock and you will have saved yourself $30.  Still how much does $30 mean to you?  Only you know.

[Guest]

We need to know budget

[D3MON]

if the board has an 8+2 vrm id defo get the 8320, the fx6300 is great for cheaper 4+1 boards though. and in gaming will likely be the same but you'll have more cpu headroom, i.e you'll find yourself having extra cpu power spare that you can do otherthings with. i've folded at 50% and gamed at the same time.
but apparently i know nothing about anything as far as others are concerned. even fx8's...

[Speedyv]

Budget?

 

An intel option can get you better gaming performance.

[FuzzyYellow]

Just a tip OP, follow your thread so you get a notification when someone replies.

[thekeemo]

isnt a 8320 an OC'ed 6300?

[FuzzyYellow]

isnt a 8320 an OC'ed 6300?

A 6300 is hex-core, and the 8320 is octa-core.

[thekeemo]

A 6300 is hex-core, and the 8320 is octa-core.

hmm anniallation was wrong then

[FuzzyYellow]

hmm anniallation was wrong then

Apparently he was. an 8350 is an overclocked 8320.

[Faceman]

No matter the price point, except for ultra budget $100 or less, Intel offers the better gaming solution.

[Nurmi]

Just some default volts OC, dont simply see any sane reason to rise up the volts on air because the silly volts+200MHz bump increases the temp by 15C!

 

Brothers FX-6100, 3.8GHz

Old FX-6100, 4.0GHz

FX-8370, 4.4GHz

 

All of these run really cool, and the 8370 is like 10C cooler than the older 6100.

[PutuLips]

Im building a new gaming pc and cant decide on which processor to get. On a bundle deal with a motherboard the 8320 will cost me about $30 more than the fx6300 bundle. Will I be getting my moneys worth with the extra $30 spent on the 8320? Thanks for the help in advance.

What are the rest of your specs? The 8320 will perform better than the fx 6300, but it will not if your motherboard and/or PSU is/are poor.

[Mush Brain]

Phenom II zosma.

[FuzzyYellow]

No matter the price point, except for ultra budget $100 or less, Intel offers the better gaming solution.

even at $100 or less, intel is as good as AMD with the G3258

[Faceman]

even at $100 or less, intel is as good as AMD with the G3258

Ehh.. I think I am starting to veer towards the Athon 860k, with one caveat.  The caveat being if the user is adamant that they won't be making an upgrade for some time.  Some games just run really poorly on only two cores, no matter what workaround you use, or the level of overclock.  There is also the upgrade-ability of the G3258 which needs to be considered.  You are at least already on an LGA1150 motherboard, so upgrade to i3,i5,i7,Xeon is not difficult, whereas with FM2+ you're stuck on a bad platform for high end gaming experience.

 

Every person has unique variables, so I can see the reason for both 860k and G3258.  In the end, I would encourage the end user to get an i3 because that is the best blend of performance, upgrade-ability, and being able to play all games.  Problem is, the i3 solution is coming in at $140 minimum.

[FuzzyYellow]

Ehh.. I think I am starting to veer towards the Athon 860k, with one caveat.  The caveat being if the user is adamant that they won't be making an upgrade for some time.  Some games just run really poorly on only two cores, no matter what workaround you use, or the level of overclock.  There is also the upgrade-ability of the G3258 which needs to be considered.  You are at least already on an LGA1150 motherboard, so upgrade to i3,i5,i7,Xeon is not difficult, whereas with FM2+ you're stuck on a bad platform for high end gaming experience.

 

Every person has unique variables, so I can see the reason for both 860k and G3258.  In the end, I would encourage the end user to get an i3 because that is the best blend of performance, upgrade-ability, and being able to play all games.  Problem is, the i3 solution is coming in at $140 minimum.

i see your point, but i still think the G3258 is a better option for most scenarios because the better single core performance will make general usage faster, as well as most games. also, with a healthy overclock, the G3258 can catch up to the i3 in some games, and even some multithreaded benchmarks.

[Mush Brain]

Phenom II

 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/AMD-CPU-CACAC-Phenom-II-X4-955-Processor-3-2GHz-Socket-AM3-HDZ955FBK4DGMCAC-/331421569137?pt=AU_Components&hash=item4d2a43d071

 

MSI 790FX-GD70 This board i own myself, i have cranked a 955 BE to 4.7ghz with 1.7v with this board and never fried the board.... the CPU did not live long though LOL.

Currently have a B55 stable at 4.2 on it, been stable for 3.5 years now.

 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/MSI-790FX-GD70-Motherboard-MS-7577-AMD-790FX-Socket-AM3-DDR3-ATX-/281487951079?pt=Motherboards&hash=item4189fd44e7

 

 

http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/277719-phenom-ii-is-still-great/

[thebennyboy]

i see your point, but i still think the G3258 is a better option for most scenarios because the better single core performance will make general usage faster, as well as most games. also, with a healthy overclock, the G3258 can catch up to the i3 in some games, and even some multithreaded benchmarks.

 

No, it really can't. If you try to play any AAA title it'll tank, you may aswell just save up a bit more cash then just get an i3/i5.

[FuzzyYellow]

No, it really can't. If you try to play any AAA title it'll tank, you may aswell just save up a bit more cash then just get an i3/i5.

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/pentium-g3258-overclocking-performance,3849.html